Sister chromatid exchange induction in patients with anaplastic gliomas undergoing treatment with radiation plus diaziquone or 1,3-bis(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea

Journal Article · Thu Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 1987 · Cancer Res.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6789848

Kligerman, A D; Erexson, G L; Wilmer, J L; Schold, Jr, S C

Diaziquone (AZQ) (NSC 182986), a lipid-soluble benzoquinone derivative, is presently being tested in a Phase III clinical trial to determine its efficacy in patients with anaplastic gliomas compared to the more standard 1,3-bis(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea (BCNU) treatment following whole-brain irradiation. These patients on single-drug chemotherapy allowed us to evaluate the effects of each agent on sister chromatid exchange (SCE) induction in vivo. Eight weeks following the final radiation treatment, patients were randomly assigned to one of two groups: (a) 200 mg BCNU/m2, i.v., every 8 weeks; of (b) 15 mg AZQ/m2/day, i.v., for 3 consecutive days, every 4 weeks. Blood (5-10 ml) was drawn by venipuncture before treatment, within 10 h after treatment, and for two BCNU-treated patients at various other times. Peripheral blood lymphocytes were cultured by standard techniques for analysis of SCE. Eight weeks after irradiation but before chemotherapy, the mean SCE frequency in the patients' peripheral blood lymphocytes was 9.6 SCEs/metaphase. Following treatment with AZQ or BCNU, the baseline SCE frequency was increased more than 2-fold or 3-fold, respectively. Two months after BCNU treatment, there was less than a 25% reduction in SCE levels compared to samples taken and cultured within 10 h after treatment. These data show that lesions leading to SCE in human peripheral blood lymphocytes are relatively longlived, and that on a mg/m2 basis, AZQ is a more potent inducer of SCE in vivo than is BCNU.

• Research Organization: Environmental Health Research and Testing, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC
• OSTI ID: 6789848
• Journal Information: Cancer Res.; (United States), Vol. 2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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